Happy Saturday friends! Lots of interesting stuff going on!
Stats/alerts/etc at top and tweets/news/links/videos/etc at bottom as always!
Market Update
Crypto:




Gold: $1,989.30
Oil (WTI): $66.74
Stocks:


Biggest Price Movers
(From @coingecko top 1000)
Spotlight
New update from our friends at @zkxprotocol!
ZKX is the first decentralized self-custody perpetual futures exchange on Starknet and we’ve been helping them raise awareness about what they’ve been building!
As part of their upcoming launch, they’ve implemented a very cool gamified Community Incentives Program called ZKX Yakuza. It has 8 characters, 3 seasons, and a storyline linked to specific initiatives…
Season 2 has just started so make sure to check it out below!


Biggest TVL Movers
Chains are very green today. Only top 30 chains red on both the weekly and monthly are BSC (#3), Avalanche (#7), Waves (#22), Near (#29), and Moonbeam (#30).
Protocols are extremely green today as well. Only top 60 protocols red on both the weekly and monthly are Stargate (#26), Arrakis Finance (#28), Alpaca Finance (#38), Morpho (#45), and BiSwap (#51).
Here’s The Top 12 Chains By TVL (from @DefiLlama):
Here’s The Top 12 Protocols By TVL (from @DefiLlama):
Here’s The Top 12 Dex’s By 7 Day Volume (from @DefiLlama):
Other Data Points
Bitcoin Fear/Greed Index:
(from @BitcoinFear)
Ethereum Fear And Greed Index
(from @EthereumFear):


Crypto Volatility Index
(from @CVIdaily)


New Protocols
(note: this includes new protocols we find through combing Twitter each day, and we also include every (newly launched) protocol added by @defillama and @debank (excluding Tomb forks/reflection tokens/etc) - hence disclaimer: these are not pre-vetted by us so make sure to DYOR!)
-New project called @Weavr_Fi. No Twitter bio. H/t @toffee248:

-New project called @torquefi. Twitter bio states “Coming soon…” h/t @toffee248:


-New protocol called @tenet_org. Twitter bio states “AI Economy on Industry’s Most Secure and Scalable Network. EVA - The Future of Defi, through voice command.” Also h/t @toffee248 - make sure to give him a follow!

Security Alerts
-The Euler Finance exploiter is apparently sending $ETH back to Euler, suggesting he *may* be accepting the 10% whitehat offer they made to him. H/t @BlockSecTeam:


-Important alert re: @SwerveFinance. H/t @FrankResearcher:


Top Stablecoin Yields
(note: these are the top Stablecoin Yields, sourced from @DefiLlama (minimum $1M+ TVL, single-exposure, and no-IL only) and @stable_fish - note: these lists are just raw data, make sure to always DYOR before interacting with any/all protocols)
Other News And Analysis
(key news, twitter threads, articles, videos, etc from last 24 hours)
-Jim Bianco @BiancoResearch tweeted a couple hours ago that it appears Credit Suisse has essentially failed:

-Extreme bond volatility hitting tradfi markets:





-Large macro fund blown up by above:

-Banking crisis continues:




-Interesting visualization of Arbitrum token rewards per qualifying wallet. From @BrainsyEth:
-Uniswap x Avalanche alfa?

-Some interesting charts from @Roberta66961503:




-Interesting tweet from former Fed insider Joseph Wang @FedGuy12:


-Good thread of innovative new protocols from @DeFiMinty:


-Interesting chart from @JordiMorris1:


-@truflation update:
-Top TVL gainers on Arbitrum this week:


-Interesting macro/real estate stat:


-Good thread from @LandOfSmile on new protocol @sector_fi, launching March 29th apparently:


-Excellent work by @Flip_Research analyzing the impending Arbitrum airdrop in relation to past airdrops such as Uniswap, Optimism, and 1Inch:

-@Blockworks_ released a new interview of gigabrain tradfi investor @hkuppy, by @JackFarley96:
-Excellent new livestream from @noahseidman on the unprecedented bond market volatility, macro, crypto, etc:
-Good new crypto roundtable discussion just released by @thebellcurvepod:
-Excellent video from @BanklessHQ going over a ton of current crypto news items and stories:
-Interesting fact from @LynAldenContact:


-Parting wisdom from @DeFiSurfer808 and @AutismCapital:

Conclusion
Have a great Saturday friends and get that grass-touching in!
And please RT/follow/etc if you found this valuable! :)
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Note
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They are building all sorts of cool stuff for 2023 so make sure to follow their Twitter account and keep a close eye on them!
Here’s the latest update from the team: